Acute pulmonary oedema following grand mal epilepsy and as a complication of electric shock therapy.
Two patients are described who developed acute pulmonary oedema: the first following a grand mal epileptic seizure of idiopathic origin, the second following electric shock therapy (ECT) for depression. Neither patient had any detectable underlying cardiopulmonary disease. The first patient recovered spontaneously but the second patient died of fulminant pulmonary oedema. This is the first report of neurogenic pulmonary oedema following ECT.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*